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209 Summits with prominence of 1,500 meters (4,921 ft.) or greater

LISTINGS

January 23, 2006 --  The first listing of the ultra-prominent summits for South America is now completed.  We have identified a total of 209 summits, which are presented in eight lists, and on the maps further down this page.

Summary:
Argentina & Chile NORTH 43
Argentina & Chile CENTRAL 22
Argentina & Chile SOUTH, Patagonia      
52
Bolivia 15
Colombia 22
Ecuador 15
Peru 21
Venezuela, Guianas and Brazil 23
note:  Four peaks occur on two lists.

MAPS

Four large .gif files reference all of the likely Ultra-Prominences on the continent (note that these maps have not yet been updated to reflect our recent map-checking efforts, therefore there are many small differences, and the prominence values in the legend of the map are considerably less reliable than those on our lists.  Nonetheless, the maps should serve their purpose of locating the relative locations of peaks.

Northern South America - Colombia, Venezuela, Northern Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru south to Nevado Huascaran, including the Galapagos.
Central South America - Peru south of Nevado Huascaran, Bolivia, and Chile / Argentina south to Cerro Mercedario.
Southern South America - The Andes from Cerro Aconcagua south to Tierra Del Fuego, including all of Patagonia.
Brazilian Highlands - Three ultra-prominences in the Brazilian Highlands in Eastern South America (i.e. São Paulo, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais).
South America North South America Central South America South South America East
MAP 1:
Northern South America
 MAP 2:
Central South America
 MAP 3:
Southern South America
 MAP 4:
Brazilian Highlands

Each map includes numbered summits.  The numbers correspond to the earlier provisional rankings by prominence.  Also on the maps are numerous unmarked red triangles that represent likely summits with 1,000-1,499 meters prominence (3,281-4,921 ft).  Also note that the two ultras on the Galapagos are no on the maps.

LINKS

We are indebted to John Biggar for his ongoing work on this listing.  John is one of the world's experts on climbing in the Andes, and author of the indispensible guidebook "The Andes: A Guide for Climbers."  John also runs commercial treks.  His website www.andes.org.uk includes lots of information and extensive peak lists for Andean summits with >400m prominence.

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